WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (1ST quarter)

STANDARDS

TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #1.a

AMERICAN BEGINNINGS

H 2.1

H 3. 16 H 3.17 H 3.24 H 3.22

These first four mini units represent an early U.S. history overview. These topics are addressed in great depth in earlier grades. Teachers should spend no more than 6 weeks teaching this overview of the most essential content.

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

How does the legacy of this period affect subsequent generations?

There were major regional differences and ethnic, social and religious diversity in colonial America that led to later conflicts.

Ideas that took hold in the Revolution have persistent effects today.

DBQ Binder:

How revolutionary was the Revolution?

Project Tahoe:

Understanding Puritanism A Contemporary Look at Puritan America (discussion lesson)

The Declaration of Independence vs Common Sense (discussion lesson)

SHEG:

The Declaration of Independence: Why did the Founders write the Declaration of Independence?

Unit #1.b

A NEW

NATION

H 2.1

H 3.17 H 3.24 H 3.25

What should be the relationship between a government and its people?

Creating the Constitution & Bill of Rights

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists and the emergence of a party system

DBQ Binder:

How Democratic was Andrew Jackson?

Project Tahoe: C3 Inquiries:

Did the Constitution Establish a Just Government?

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (1ST quarter)

STANDARDS

TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #1.c

CIVIL WAR

& RECON-STRUCTION

H 2.2 H 3.7

H 3.22 H 3.24

These first four mini

units represent an early

U.S. history overview.

These topics are addressed

in great depth in earlier grades.

Teachers should

spend no more than

6 weeks teaching

this overview of

the most essential content.

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

When is conflict justified?

Causes of the Civil War

Impacts of the Civil War

Impact of Jim Crow

The rebuilding of the country socially, politically, economically, and geographically

DBQ Binder:

What Caused the Civil War?

Project Tahoe:

The Three C’s of Secession (discussion lesson)

Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (close reading)

SHEG:

The Emancipation Proclamation: Who Freed the Slaves?

Abraham Lincoln SAC

Were African Americans Free During Reconstruction? SAC

Unit #1.d

WESTWARD EXPANSION

H 2.3 H 2.4 H 2.7

H 3.22 H 3.25

When is conflict justified?

How is society impacted by technology?

Why conflicts occurred between the U.S. and Natives and other countries and how these conflicts were resolved.

How the theory of Manifest Destiny impacted Westward movement.

How new technologies impacted Westward movement.

DBQ Binder:

The California Gold Rush: a Personal Journal

How Violent was the Old West? SHEG:

Manifest Destiny: The Ideology Through Maps

C3 Inquiries:

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (2nd quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing,

DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #2

INDUSTRIAL-IZATION

AND IMMIGRATION

H 1.1 H 1.2 H 1.3 H 1.4 H 1.5 H 1.6

H 1.15 H 1.16 H 2.5 H 3.2 H 3.3

H 3.17 H 3.24

2-3

Weeks

In what ways, is rapid industrialization been a blessing and a curse?

How was society impacted by immigration and industrialization?

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

Legislation limiting immigration and promoting and limited big business

Changing demographic trends

Impact of urbanization

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

19th & 20th Century Immigration Policy Debate (document analysis and writing exercise)

Wealth and Trade Unions (close reading)

SHEG:

Chinese Immigration and Exclusion

The Homestead Strike

Albert Parsons SAC

The Pullman Strike C3 Inquiries:

Immigration: Is Anything New about Today’s Immigration Policy Debate?

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (2nd quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #3

PROGRESSIVE ERA

H 1.1-1.6

H 3.2 H 3.3 H 3.4 H 3.5

2-3

Weeks

What is the role of government in ensuring equality among its citizens?

What should be the relationship between a government and its people?

In what ways, is rapid industrialization been a blessing and a curse?

How does the legacy of this period affect subsequent generations?

Legislation of the progressives

Changing role of state and national governments

Lasting impacts of progressive policies

DBQ Binder:

Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero?

Project Tahoe:

What Are the Three Most Important

Issues of the Populist Movement?

(DBQ)

Was Theodore Roosevelt deserving

of the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize?

(DBQ)

SHEG:

Political Bosses: Were They Corrupt?

Jacob Riis: Analyzing His Photography

Settlement House Movement SAC

Japanese School Segregation in San Francisco

Booker T. Washington v W.E.B. Dubois

C3 Inquiries:

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UNIT OF STUDY (2nd quarter)

STANDARDs TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions).

Unit #4

IMPERIALISM AND WWI

H 2.5-2.8

H 2.21 H 3.24 H 3.25 H 4.1

H 4.11 H 4.12 H 4.14 H 4.16 H 4.22

2-3

Weeks

When is conflict justified?

How does global interdependence impact US political decision making?

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

U.S. imperialist involvement

Causes and effects of WWI

Home front during WWI

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

During National Emergencies what is the appropriate response government should take to maintain peace and safety?(Discussion Lesson)

SHEG:

Maine Explosion

Spanish-American War

Philippine-American War Political Cartoons

Soldiers in the Philippines

U.S Entry into WWI

Sedition in World War I

League of Nations

C3 Inquiries:

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (3rd quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s,

and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #5

1920’s

H 1.7 H 1.8 H 3.6 H 3.7

H 3.22 H 3.23

1-2

Weeks

How do technological changes impact history?

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

How does the legacy of this period affect subsequent generations?

Women’s Suffrage

Red Scare

Boom economy

Culture in the Age of Modernity

Legislation – Prohibition

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

H.L. Mencken- Lost Generation (Close Reading)

SHEG:

Background on Woman Suffrage

Anti-Suffragists

Chicago Race Riots of 1919

Prohibition

Marcus Garvey

Palmer Raids

Scopes Trial

Mexican Labor in the 1920s

C3 Inquiries:

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UNIT OF STUDY (3rd quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #6

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

AND THE NEW DEAL

H 2.9

H 2.10

1-2

Weeks

What should be the relationship between the government and its people?

Stock Market Crash – Causes

Legislation during the New Deal

The presidency and lasting impact of FDR

DBQ Binder:

What Caused the Great Depression?

Project Tahoe:

What is the Legacy of the New Deal? (Discussion Lesson)

SHEG:

Social Security: Revolutionary or Social Appeasement?

New Deal SAC: Was it Successful?

Causes of the Dust Bowl

Zoot Suit Riots: What Caused Them? C3 Inquiries:

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (3rd quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s,

and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #8

WWII

H 2.11 H 2.12 H 2.21 H 3.18 H 3.24 H 4.1

H 4.14 H 4.16 H 4.22

2-3

Weeks

Is conflict justified?

Causes & Impacts

Changes on the home front

European & Pacific Theaters

Impacts of new technologies (including atomic weapons)

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

Was Wartime Mobilization a Success Due to the Use of Propaganda During WWII? (DBQ)

Korematsu v United States (close reading)

Was Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan Justified? (discussion lesson)

o Additional Resources

Should Truman Have Dropped the Bomb? (DBQ)

SHEG:

The Atomic Bomb

Japanese Internment

C3 Inquiries:

World War II: Why Was the U.S. on the Winning Side of World War II?

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (3rd quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s,

and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #9

1950’S COLD WAR

H 2.12-13 H 2.15 H 2.22

H 3.10-12 H 3.16

H 3.22-23 H 4.1-3 H 4.5

H 4.16 - 4.18 H 4.22-23

2-3

Weeks

What should be the relationship between the government and its people?

How does global interdependence impact US political decision making?

McCarthyism

Policies of containment and resulting conflicts

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

Were the 1950s a decade of social conformity? (DBQ)

Joseph McCarthy and the First Amendment (discussion lesson)

Propaganda and the Cold War (discussion lesson)

SHEG:

Women in the 1950s

The Cold War

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Korean War

Truman and MacArthur C3 Inquiries:

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (4th quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing,

DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #10

1960’S CIVIL RIGHTS

H 2.14 H 3.15

H 3.8-3.10 H 3.13 H 3.19

H 3.22-3.24

3 Weeks

What is the role of government in regards to ensuring equality among its citizens?

What should be the relationship between the government and its people?

What is the impact of media on society?

Landmark Legislation

Civil Rights Leaders/Organizations

Culture & Counterculture

The role of media in setting the agenda

DBQ Binder:

Why Was the Equal Rights Amendment Defeated?

Project Tahoe:

Cesar Chavez and the Farm Labor Movement (OUT)

Violent v Non Violent” Which Philosophy made the most sense for America in the 1960s? (DBQ)

African American Struggle for Equality (controversial lesson)

SHEG:

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Great Society

C3 Inquiries:

What made Nonviolent Protest Effective during the Civil Rights Movement?

WCSD SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: U.S. HISTORY

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UNIT OF STUDY (4th quarter)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s,

and Research Based Discussions)

Unit #11

VIETNAM

H 2.15 H 3.10 H 3.13 H 3.19

H 3.23-3.25 H 4.3-4.5

H 4.17 H 4.22

2 Weeks

When is conflict justified?

What should be the relationship between the government and its people?

How is society impacted by technology?

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

Causes

Technology of war and media coverage

Impacts/Effects

Home front

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

Gulf of Tonkin (one pager)

Agree or Disagree: The U.S. planned on escalating the conflict in Vietnam prior to the second incident in the Gulf of Tonkin. (DBQ)

What Effect did the Protest Movements of the 1960s have on ending the War in Vietnam? (DBQ)

The Vietnam War and its Impact on American Society (discussion lesson)

SHEG:

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Anti-Vietnam War Movement C3 Inquiries:

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UNIT OF STUDY (4th quarter

cont.)

STANDARDS TIME FRAME

APPROX WEEKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS TO KNOW IN THIS UNIT

COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS (Close Readings, Argumentative Writing, DBQ’s, and Research Based Discussions).

Unit # 12

21ST

CENTURY

H 2.5

H 2.15 H 2.21

H 2.23 - 2.25 H 3.11 H 3.13 H 3.18 H 3.21 H 3.22 H 3.24 H 3.25

H 4.4 - 4.10 H 4.21 - 4.24

1-2

Weeks

When is conflict justified?

To what degree is the government allowed to impose upon individual liberties?

How does global interdependence impact US political decision making?

Terrorism

Globalization

Legislation

DBQ Binder: Project Tahoe:

Should the Electoral College be Eliminated ?(DBQ)

Is Affirmative Action a Good Thing, or Reverse Racism? (controversial issue)

Collective Memory and the Reimagining of Monuments (discussion lesson)

SHEG: C3 Inquiries:

Johnson and Reagan: How Should the President Foster Economic Opportunity?

Who’s to Blame for the Great Recession?